Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for Highlands and Islands (Region) 2021 - present day
Former MSP for Highlands and Islands (Region) 2016 - 2017
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10 October 2024 - 30 October 2024
Member
06 May 2021 - 27 September 2024
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
19 May 2016 - 11 June 2017
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
08 June 2016 - 11 June 2017
Member
28 June 2016 - 11 June 2017
Substitute Member
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These are the official transcripts of what was said by this MSP in the chamber and at committee meetings. You'll find the topic discussed and how many times this MSP has contributed to the discussion.
Chamber meeting date: 18 November 2025
Douglas Ross (Highlands and Islands) (Con): "The cabinet secretary is speaking a lot about other parties’ policies on fishing. Will she confirm that it is still Scottish National Party policy to rejoin the European Union and the common fisheries policy?"
Chamber meeting date: 13 November 2025
Douglas Ross (Highlands and Islands) (Con): "Keith Rollinson died in February 2024 after being brutally attacked while working as a bus driver in Elgin…
Chamber meeting date: 13 November 2025
Douglas Ross (Highlands and Islands) (Con): "My supplementary question is on the bit of the question about the continued development of the curriculum. Exams play a role in that, in gauging not just how students have done but whether the curriculum has been set properly…
Chamber meeting date: 13 November 2025
Douglas Ross (Highlands and Islands) (Con): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. This is now the third day in a row that I have tried to raise the issue of the court case between For Women Scotland and the Scottish Government…
Chamber meeting date: 12 November 2025
Douglas Ross (Highlands and Islands) (Con): "We have seen peaceful protests outside the Parliament building by women’s groups who are urging the Scottish Government to finally respect the Supreme Court judgment…
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Submitted by: Mairi Gougeon, Angus North and Mearns, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, November 17, 2025
Supported by: Jim Fairlie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Result 94 for, 23 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Submitted by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Monday, November 17, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Result 7 for, 108 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Submitted by: Beatrice Wishart, Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Monday, November 17, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Result 38 for, 77 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
Submitted by: Rhoda Grant, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, November 17, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Result 20 for, 96 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Submitted by: Tim Eagle, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, November 17, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Result 31 for, 82 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
Find out what motions Douglas Ross has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Douglas Ross, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:17 November 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 November 2025
"To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government will take in response to reported figures from the road safety charity, Brake, which show that over the last year road deaths and serious injuries rose by 2…
Asked by: Douglas Ross, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:12 November 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will commit to providing full details of why each of the 3,537 (or 47%) of applications to The Future Farming Investment Scheme were deemed ineligible, including whether ministers raised any concerns when presented with this figure."
Asked by: Douglas Ross, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:23 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 12 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the agreement by the UK Minister for Energy, during a debate at Westminster Hall led by John Lamont MP on 21 October 2025, to meet with residents in the Scottish Borders regarding their concerns about energy infrastructure, whether the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy will meet the…
Asked by: Douglas Ross, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:23 October 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 20 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many secret plans it is currently working on."
Asked by: Douglas Ross, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:23 October 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 20 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government under what circumstances it classifies a paper or plan that it is working on as "secret", and what information it has regarding how many of its current papers or plans have this classification."
Asked by: Douglas Ross, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:22 October 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 October 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it will give to the significant public opposition to the proposed Moray Firth FLOW-Park."
Asked by: Douglas Ross, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:1 October 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 October 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it considers the percentage of students earning an A, B or C in Higher History fluctuated by 27.6% between 2023 and 2025."
Asked by: Douglas Ross, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:24 September 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 October 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with the Chair of NHS Grampian and what issues were discussed."
Asked by: Douglas Ross, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:25 August 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 17 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what consideration local authorities and planning authorities should give to the current School Premises (General Requirements and Standards) (Scotland) Regulations 1967, and what impact its stated commitment to update these regulations could have on any plans for new schools that may be built under updated…
Asked by: Douglas Ross, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:2 September 2025
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 16 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on whether stabilisation centres are used in any other European country as a flagship response to addiction, and, if so, whether it will provide international evidence of outcomes."